Uppercut Meritage 2013 Bottle:12 Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre

` with ripe fruit but convincingly Italian structure

and Crop Vodkas are distilled so efficiently that no carbon treatment or charcoal filtering is required

The final touch is the addition of the "liqueur d’expedition” (a tiny dose of sugar) and selected wines (the recipe for which remains a closely guarded Ferrari secret)

and it's lovely to sip by itself

Uppercut Meritage 2013 Bottle:12 MourvèdreThe whole idea of Uppercut is producing affordable Cabernet from one of the worlds premier winegrowing regions. Fortunately, winemaker Chris Cooney has access to fruit from some of Napas best valley, bench and mountain vineyards. The Uppercut Meritage brims with black cherry, ripe raspberry and red currant character, accent by intriguing hints of mocha and bay leaf. This myriad of aromas and flavors reflect a core blend of Merlot, and smaller amounts